Only 2 days are left for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 to start. This tournament of 12 teams is going to start from Friday (June 12). The Indian team will start its campaign against Pakistan on June 14. After this it will compete with Netherlands, South Africa, Bangladesh and Australia. Harmanpreet Kaur Brigade will have to win 4 of these matches to make it to the semi-finals. Team India will not have to give a chance to Pakistan, Netherlands and Bangladesh for an upset. Also, one of South Africa and Australia will have to be defeated, only then things will be possible for them.
The Indian women’s team, which ended the ODI World Cup drought last year, will be in search of its first T20 World Cup title. It had reached the final in 2020 but missed the trophy after losing to Australia. Team India would like to leave no stone unturned this time after being out of the group stage of the last T20 World Cup. Let us know who has scored the most runs for India in the history of this tournament and who has been the highest wicket taker.
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Harmanpreet is going to create history
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur is on top along with former captain Mithali Raj in terms of scoring the most runs for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup. Both have 726-726 runs in their names. Harmanpreet will leave Mithali behind as soon as she scores the first run in this edition. Smriti Mandhana is at number three in this list. This left-handed opening batsman has scored 524 runs in 25 innings. Smriti is followed by Jemimah Rodrigues (407) and Poonam Raut (375).
Highest runs for India in Women’s T20 World Cup
- Mithali Raj – 726 runs in 23 innings
- Harmanpreet Kaur – 726 runs in 33 innings
- Smriti Mandhana – 524 runs in 25 innings
- Jemimah Rodrigues – 407 runs in 19 innings
- Poonam Raut – 375 runs in 15 innings
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Will Deepti overtake Poonam Yadav?
Leg spinner Poonam Yadav is India’s highest wicket taker in the Women’s T20 World Cup. He took 28 wickets in just 18 innings between 2014 and 2020. Whereas Deepti Sharma is at second position with 19 wickets in 19 innings. To overtake Poonam, Deepti will have to take 10 wickets in this edition, which does not seem too difficult. In terms of taking the most wickets for India, Radha Yadav (18 wickets) is at third position, while Renuka Singh (14 wickets) is at fourth position.
Most wickets for India in Women’s T20 World Cup
- Poonam Yadav – 28 wickets in 18 innings
- Deepti Sharma – 19 wickets in 19 innings
- Radha Yadav – 18 wickets in 13 innings
- Renuka Singh – 14 wickets in 9 innings
- Priyanka Roy – 12 wickets in 8 innings
- Shikha Pandey – 12 wickets in 12 innings
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